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Legal Status of EPT in Minnesota

A RN, physician assistant, or medical student may implement protocol that does not reference a specific patient and results in a prescription of a legend drug that has been predetermined and delegated by a licensed practitioner, when (1) patient’s condition falls within the protocol and (2) the protocol specifies the circumstances under which the drug is to be prescribed or administered.Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 148.235, Subd.8, 151.37 Subd. 2(a) (2009).

"Nothing in this chapter prohibits a licensed practitioner from issuing a prescription or dispensing a legend drug in accordance with the Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases guidance document issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control."Minn. Stat. Ann. § 151.37 Subd. 2(g) (2009)

"Nothing in this chapter prohibits a licensed practitioner from issuing a prescription or dispensing a legend drug in accordance with the Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases guidance document issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control."Minn. Stat. Ann. § 151.37 Subd. 2(g) (2009)